 | | Fairplay: Where’s the evidence?
Topic Maritime
| Sir, When I heard that Greek authorities had arrested the captain, chief officer and bosun of the Coral Sea in July last year, after finding drugs in the cargo hold, I was very worried. I was afraid that this would mark the beginning of difficult times for masters.
Then on 17 July this year a Greek court shocked the world by sentencing the Coral Sea’s captain Kristo Laptalo to 14 years in prison; he has to pay a fine of €200,000 because he is the captain (Fairplay, 18 July 2008).
In August 2007, Venezuelan authorities found drugs attached to the hull of the B Atlantic close to the rudder (Fairplay, 3 January 2008). The captain and second mate were held on board the ship, although the authorities had no evidence against them. The same happened in May 2008 in Panama when drugs were found 3m below the waterline attached to the bottom of the Therese.
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